College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Publications
The publications housed in the Magid Center are staffed, designed, managed, and written by UI undergraduate students. They provide students with the educational experience of producing a literary magazine, as well as the chance to run meetings/improve interpersonal skills, gain valuable editorial/proofreading experience, gain marketing/design experience, practice professional workplace behavior, share work publicly, build community relationships, and work with established authors.
The Magid Center is home to:
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Boundless/Translate Iowa Project
Published by The Translate Iowa Project, a student organization at the University of Iowa dedicated to undergraduate translation in all its forms: literary, environmentally, and culturally, Boundless is a partnership between the Division of World Languages and Cultures and the Magid Center.
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Earthwords
The University of Iowa's original undergraduate literary review, earthwords strives to showcase the creative works of UI undergraduates in literature and the arts while providing students with the educational experience of producing a literary magazine.
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Fools
Fools Magazine is a student-run arts & culture magazine in Iowa City that is a partnership between the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Magid Center.
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Ink Lit Mag
Created by and for students, Ink Lit Mag is an undergraduate literary review housed in the Magid Center, dedicated to showcasing the works of first year students and alumni of the Iowa Writer's Living-Learning Community.
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Iowa Chapbook Prize
The Iowa Chapbook Prize is dedicated to capturing emerging literary voices among undergraduates currently enrolled in colleges or universities in the state of Iowa.
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New Moon Magazine
New Moon Magazine is a monthly literary journal that comes in the form of just one sheet of paper, printed front and back with flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and short poetry from undergraduates. It promotes the literary voices of undergraduates by providing the University and Iowa City community consistent, curated access to those voices.